No, argued Hinz, reversing the state’s population loss will require lots more than a tax cut, and the population issues are complex.įor starters, I’ve never seen a single person claim that tax cuts alone would restore growth.

Hinz quarreled with a claim that politicians, “Instead of looking for more in taxes, should fix the state’s finances,” particularly underfunded government pension plans.

Because Hinz is not alone in much of his denial, it’s worth going through this point by point.

“Political spinners had a first-class feast” on the new census number, Hinz wrote, and he proceeded to give us his alternative views. Hinz is Crain’s political reporter and commentator. The latest example is Tuesday’s article by Greg Hinz on the state’s population loss, which is now seven years old and accelerating, according to last month’s Census Bureau estimate.

The same voices that have denied Illinois’ horrendous trajectory for years are still at it. You’d think we’d be past this, but we are not.

Get out of that jabroni outfit